EDS 213 Discussion 2


Data Cleaning

Database #1

Air Quality data
Date Location PM2_5 NO2 O3
2020-01-01 Site A 12.3 20 15
2020/02/01 Site B fifteen 30 20
March 3, 2020 Site C 7.8 25 twenty
NA Site A 9 NA 30
2020-04-01 Site D 10.2 40 35
Water Quality data
Sample_Date Site_Name pH Turbidity Lead_Concentration
01-01-2020 River X 6.5 3.2 0.05
2020-02-01 Lake Y 7 2.8 0.07
03-03-2020 River X 7.5 NA 0.1
2020-Apr-04 Lake Z 7.2 3.5 0.04
2020-05-01 River X 8.1 300.0 0.030 ppm

Database #1 Cleaning

  • Standaradize date formats
  • Convert PM 2.5 to numeric
  • Ensure NAs are actually numeric
  • Consistent naming across tables

Database #2

Air quality data
Date Time Location PM10 PM2_5 NO2
2023-04-01 08:00 City Park 50 25 µg/m³ 40
2023-04-01 14:00 City Park 55 30 42
2023-04-02 08:00 Industrial Area 150 75 60
2023-04-02 14:00 Industrial Area 155 mg/m³ 80 NA
2023-04-03 08:00 Residential Zone 40 NA 35
Daily weather data
Location X2023.04.01.Temp.06.00 X2023.04.01.Humidity.06.00 X2023.04.01.Temp.12.00 X2023.04.01.Humidity.12.00 X2023.04.01.Temp.18.00 X2023.04.01.Humidity.18.00 X2023.04.01.Temp.24.00 X2023.04.01.Humidity.24.00
Park 14 80 22 60 20 70 16 85
Beach 16 85 24 55 22 75 18 90
Forest 13 90 21 65 19 80 15 95
Hill 15 75 23 50 21 65 17 80

Database #2 Cleaning

Pivoted Daily Weather data
Location Date Time Temp Humidity
Park 2023.04.01 06.00 14 80
Park 2023.04.01 12.00 22 60
Park 2023.04.01 18.00 20 70
Park 2023.04.01 24.00 16 85
Beach 2023.04.01 06.00 16 85
Beach 2023.04.01 12.00 24 55

Database #3

Daily air quality data
Date Location PM2_5 NO2 Ozone
2020-01-01 Location1 46.69874 87.96601 98.12719
2020-01-01 Location2 119.30424 33.44394 89.80869
2020-01-01 Location3 64.30165 35.56292 63.59488
2020-01-02 Location1 133.03752 24.92722 88.71676
2020-01-02 Location2 141.36776 12.69610 34.84138
2020-01-02 Location3 11.60569 18.83068 22.21545
Yearly vegetation health
Year Location VHI
2020 Location1 63.01918
2021 Location1 83.86073
2022 Location1 80.71608
2020 Location2 92.40360
2021 Location2 42.04080
2022 Location2 51.59250

Database #3 Cleaning

Yearly Air Quality
Year Location Avg_PM2_5 Avg_NO2 Avg_Ozone
2020 Location1 76.88149 53.82688 69.36883
2020 Location2 79.32856 54.50517 71.14231
2020 Location3 74.58713 56.02009 68.87337
2021 Location1 75.65688 55.90514 68.70571
2021 Location2 78.93855 52.15081 71.25445
2021 Location3 77.60456 55.07368 67.97183